Vietnam transports remains to identify fallen soldiers
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The Vietnamese military flew over 13,500 unidentified remains of soldiers killed in action from three southern provinces, Đồng Nai, Tây Ninh, and Lâm Đồng, to Hanoi for DNA testing.
On September 11, Quân khu 7 (Military Region 7) coordinated with the Air Defense - Air Force and local authorities to collect and transport the remains. The remains, secured in 144 containers draped with the national flag, travelled aboard a Casa C-295 military aircraft, flight number 8901.
The operation aims to identify the fallen service members and return them to their families. Tây Ninh province contributed 5,287 remains, Đồng Nai provided 4,651, and Lâm Đồng supplied 3,625. Upon landing at Gia Lâm Airport in Hanoi, the remains were transferred to the Center for DNA Identification at the High-Tech Research and Development Area of the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology. This transport is part of a 500-day campaign to identify remains.
Military personnel handled the remains with care throughout the process, recognizing the hope each sample holds for a family seeking closure. The center will analyze the DNA and compare it to existing data to establish identities and resolve decades-long losses.
